The US discusses carbon border adjustmen • Table.Briefings

CO2 import tariffs are also being debated in the US Congress.

The international debates about the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) are intensifying. In the US, Democrats and Republicans are also planning a similar system to protect their industries from dirty imports. But there are still political hurdles.

The pressure from the EU is apparently starting to have an effect: Now, politicians in the USA are also drawing up plans for a system similar to the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). But it is still uncertain whether such a mechanism would be enforceable in the US.

The US discusses carbon border adjustment

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